Building Occupancy Sensors- Pre Market Engagement
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation · Education
In brief
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation has announced plans to buy architecture and engineering work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £625,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 2 November 2026.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 5 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation ("the University") is seeking views from experienced suppliers on its proposal to appoint a sensor technology implementation partner to deliver a scalable smart building platform capable of monitoring occupancy, utilisation and wider environmental and operational data across the estate, with the flexibility to support future smart campus applications and system integrations. This pre-market engagement is being run to understand current market capability, to test different delivery and procurement approaches, and to refine the scope before any formal Invitation to Tender (ITT) is issued. No supplier advantage will arise from taking…Read the full description
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 054449-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 054455-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
94Awards
70Suppliers it has used most for architecture and engineering
- Ridge and Partners LLP3 contracts
- Lsi Architects (Design) Limited2 contracts
- Arrigoni Architects Ltd1 contract
- Aureos Energy Limited1 contract
- Churchill Contract Services Ltd1 contract
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From notice 054449-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 June 2026, last updated 9 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.